January 8, 2015 Pennsylvania county fires payroll boss whose vacation delayed 1,200 employee paychecks Officials in a northeastern Pennsylvania county say they've fired an employee who went on vacation and held up paychecks for about 1,200 government workers.
January 8, 2015 Police: Man breaks into Austin meat-processing business, falls asleep in back office Police have arrested a 28-year-old man who they say broke into an Austin business, stole a couple of sausages and fell asleep.
January 8, 2015 Boom! Firewood contains World War II grenade, explodes in wood stove, no one hurt Austrian police investigating a grenade blast were less puzzled by the explosion and more by where it took place — inside a wood stove that appeared to contain nothing but firewood.
January 8, 2015 Drivers scramble for flying cash after armored truck door flies open on Maryland highway Drivers scrambled to grab money flying around a Maryland highway after an armored truck's door burst open.
January 8, 2015 Mustache wearers to get their own hall of fame; inaugural class to be announced in February There are halls of fame for everything from baseball to rock 'n' roll, so why shouldn't those with a hairy upper lip get their just rewards? The tongue-in-cheek American Mustache Institute says it will unveil its inaugural class for the International Mustache Hall of Fame on Feb. 11 — the birthday of Burt Reynolds.
January 8, 2015 Case clothed: Fleeing suspect changes from underwear, to birthday suit, to pants during chase Police trying to arrest a man in Oregon found him in nothing but underwear, and then he ended up in his birthday suit before he was arrested in some pants he apparently found while being chased.
January 8, 2015 Police: Student dressed as Teletubby Laa-Laa faces charges in break-in, theft of leftover food A student accused of breaking into a friend's Pennsylvania home while wearing a yellow Teletubby costume and stealing leftover food is facing charges.
January 8, 2015 DNA from toilet leads police to burglary suspect; police say he didn't flush during heist Police in Albuquerque say a man suspected of a $250,000 heist should have flushed the evidence he left behind.
January 8, 2015 Michigan couple with 12 sons expecting baby No. 13, wondering if all-boy streak will last A western Michigan couple with 12 sons is expecting baby No.
January 8, 2015 Police: Man in zebra print dress robbed New Hampshire bank, arrested; no weapon, no one hurt A man accused of wearing a zebra print dress while robbing a New Hampshire bank has been arrested.